Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Finding Voice Commerce’s ‘Hero’ Use Case
Finding Voice Commerce’s ‘Hero’ Use Case
September 10, 2020  |  Amazon Payments

COVID-19 has unexpectedly acted as a major boon to the voice commerce ecosystem. Amazon Pay Head of Product Kris Zanuldin told Karen Webster in a...

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Amazon Debuts Alexa For Property Managers
Amazon Debuts Alexa For Property Managers
September 03, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Amazon has introduced a service that vows to make it easy for property managers to install and manage Alexa-powered smart devices in their properties, the...

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Amazon Pay Rolls Out Touchless Payments With Alexa At More Than 11,000 ExxonMobil Stations
Amazon Pay Rolls Out Touchless Payments With Alexa At More Than 11,000 ExxonMobil Stations
September 01, 2020  |  Amazon

“How do I pay for it, without having to touch anything?” is a question almost everyone is asking themselves in the COVID-19 era. And as...

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Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin
Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin
August 20, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic, Bloomberg reported, citing two unnamed sources. The change reportedly started just...

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Alexa Hitches A Ride To Big Auto’s Voice Commerce Future
Alexa Hitches A Ride To Big Auto’s Voice Commerce Future
August 17, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Is it a Buick or an Alexa? That’s the question a new Buick commercial poses as it shows a couple out on the town, debating...

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WEX Adds Alexa Capabilities To ClearView Snap To Further Help Fleet Managers
WEX Adds Alexa Capabilities To ClearView Snap To Further Help Fleet Managers
August 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

FinTech service provider WEX has introduced a new ClearView Snap capability with Amazon Alexa to help fleet managers look at insights and improve decision making...

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Alexa Could Spill Users’ Personal Data, Report Finds
Alexa Could Spill Users’ Personal Data, Report Finds
August 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Alexa, how could you? Check Point researchers have flagged a flaw in Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant platform, which could it to spill the beans on...

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Alexa, What’s The Future Of Voice Commerce?
Alexa, What’s The Future Of Voice Commerce?
August 05, 2020  |  Retail

The present tense for voice commerce shows an eager and accelerated installed base with 90 million devices in the U.S. But as with everything digital...

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5 Ways Voice Technology Is Increasingly Making Itself Heard
5 Ways Voice Technology Is Increasingly Making Itself Heard
August 03, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Voice technology is among the things that have gotten a big boost from the global pandemic as consumers shift to buying things online and avoiding...

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